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The images, which range from rivers, mountains, islands or lakes, were all captured by one of NASA's Earth-observing satellites.
The treatment sites are at three state parks in Juneau, Marinette and Sauk counties. A total of 544 acres will be treated ...
Pattison State Park is home to Big Manitou Falls, which drops a dramatic 165 feet – making it the highest waterfall in ...
The states that border the Mississippi River have lost at least half of the wetlands they once had, including Wisconsin.
The spring landscape around Cashton also showcases Wisconsin’s natural beauty at its finest. The area’s topography, shaped by ...
Some say wetlands can save money by blunting flood impacts. A Wisconsin law geared to stem disasters before they happen will test that idea.
Damaging floods are now so common in the states that border the Mississippi River, including Wisconsin, that the issue can’t be ignored.
‘There’s a wetland in between where I am now and what I need to do. And the goddamn government won’t let me fix that,’” said Tracy Hames, executive director of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association.
Changes to wetland regulations in other states could affect Michigan. Wisconsin shares a long land border with Michigan and wetlands cover 15% of the state, which also has significant coastlines on ...
The battle to save what’s left will fall to the states, which don’t protect wetlands equally. Wisconsin, for example, has more protective state laws that regulate its approximately six million ...
Hwy. 13, a major north-south route in Wisconsin, collapsed in rural Ashland County in 2016 after a rainstorm caused rivers to swell to record highs. The county used state funds to restore wetlands ...